By David Colapinto on February 14, 2018 Posted in Government Whistleblowers,National Security,NewsOver the weekend the Daily Beast reported on a leaked draft investigative report that exposed the systemic failures in the flawed intelligence community whistleblower program. According to this report, late last year the Trump Administration put a lid on the finalization of an investigation of the whistleblower program failures by the Inspector General for all intelligence agencies. … Continue Reading

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on December 28, 2015 Posted in NewsThe Whistleblower Protection Blog’s most popular posts during the past year covered a wide range of whistleblower topics including court victories improving whistleblower rights, the introduction of new whistleblower legislation, and the Congressional celebration honoring whistleblowers. We really appreciate the support from our loyal readers. You have given us another successful year. If you’d like to be the first to know… Continue Reading

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on May 7, 2015 Posted in National Security,NewsWashington, D.C. May 7, 2015. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the National Security Agency’s (NSA) telephone metadata collection program, which gathers up millions of phone records on an ongoing daily basis, is illegal. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden first revealed documents confirming the illegal program’s existence in June of 2013. The government argued that it was authorized… Continue Reading

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on May 29, 2014 Posted in National Security,NewsStephen Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, joined Chuck Todd to discuss Brian Williams’ extensive interview with NSA leaker Edward Snowden, and the various legal challenges that the former NSA contractor faces. Click link below to watch the interview. Snowden faces felony charges at home… Continue Reading

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on July 23, 2013 Posted in National SecurityKohn gave a brief history of whistleblowing in the United States and compared how the U.S. Government treats whistleblowers much differently today than the Founding Fathers did during the War of Independence.… Continue Reading

By on April 26, 2012 Posted in NewsWe may be much closer to living in an Orwellian state than many think, suggests William Binney, a National Security Agency whistleblower. In his first interview since he quit his job because of the domestic surveillance program, he sat down with Democracy Now! to discuss the NSA's colossal power to spy on Americans.… Continue Reading

By on June 10, 2011 Posted in National SecurityNews is breaking that federal prosecutors have agreed to drop all serious (felony) charges against Thomas Drake, the Maryland whistleblower from the National Security Administration (NSA). In a face-saving ploy by the government, prosecutors insisted that Drake plead guilty to a misdemeanor of exceeding authorized use of a government computer. Drake agreed, with the proviso that he will receive no… Continue Reading

By on April 28, 2011 Posted in National SecurityIn 2005, Thomas Tamm worked for the Justice Department’s Office of Intelligence Policy and Review. He leaked information to the New York Times that exposed how the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting illegal wiretaps. In 2008, Sam Dratch urged here against prosecution of Tamm. Numerous news sources are reporting this week that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided… Continue Reading

By on April 20, 2010 Posted in National SecurityThe U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting another whistleblower. According to an indictment by a Baltimore grand jury (reported here by the New York Times), Thomas A. Drake released classified emails showing that the National Security Administration (NSA) wasted billions of taxpayer dollars trying to get computers to collect and sort electronic information. The government is also charging that Drake shredded… Continue Reading